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We at SitePoint HQ want your input on how we can improve sitepoint.com – and we're prepared to bribe you with shiny toys to get it!

Read below to learn why we're running the survey, what the terms and conditions are, and what you could win. When you're ready, go ahead and ...

Weeeeeee! We Wanna Wii!

One lucky person will score themselves the hottest console on the planet – a Nintendo Wii, complete with Guitar Hero III (Legends of Rock) and not one but TWO guitars, so you can rock out with your buddies in your own lounge room. The total value of this prize is over USD $500!

All you have to do is fill out our survey, which should take no longer than five minutes of your time.

What Is This Survey For?

We'll be using the results of this survey for two things:

To shape sitepoint.com into the site that YOU want it to be

To gather data that we can use to bring more relevant advertisers to the site

Is This The Same As The State of Web Development Survey?

No, it's quite separate and asks very different questions. Last year's "State of Web Development" survey asked a huge sampling of web developers questions about the technologies they worked with and the tools they used to do their job. It was the first survey of its kind that created a snapshot of the web development industry.

The SitePoint Reader Survey, on the other hand, is for internal use – we're interested in knowing which parts of the site you love, and which parts you think need some work. The results of this survey will help shape the next generation of sitepoint.com and will influence the type of content that we publish.

Do I Have To Be In The USA To Be Eligible To Win?

No! Readers in other countries are encouraged to complete the survey, and are also eligible to win! If for some reason we are unable to ship your prize (e.g. shipping difficulties), then you will receive an Amazon gift voucher of equal value.

Why Give Away Two Guitars?

We have a copy in the SitePoint office, and from experience we can confirm that Guitar Hero III is a lot of fun when rocking out on your own, but that it's even more fun when you play with your friends. Whether you team up to play the lead guitar and bass line, or you challenge each other to determine who is the ultimate rock god, the choice is yours.

Terms & Conditions

By submitting the SitePoint Reader Survey, you are accepting these terms and conditions.

The survey will be online for two (update: make that four) weeks from Monday, February 11.

We will not share your email address with any third party, nor will your survey responses be correlated with your email address. Read our privacy policy for more information.

The prize will be awarded to the person whose provides the best answer to the final question in the survey. The decision of which response is the best will be determined by SitePoint, and no correspondence will be entered into.

The winner of the competition will receive one Nintendo Wii game console, one copy of Guitar Hero III (Legends of Rock) and a second guitar controller. If SitePoint is unable to deliver any part of this prize, the winner will receive an Amazon gift voucher to the value of USD $500. SitePoint reserves the right to decide whether to award an Amazon gift voucher in lieu of the advertised prize.

If there are any duties, taxes or brokerage fees payable, they will be the responsibility of the recipient. The prize will ship from the USA.

The winner will be notified by email, and the winner’s name will be published on sitepoint.com on Monday, 10 March.

Entries are limited to one per person; if the winner is deemed to have submitted multiple entries, their eligibility to win the prize will be forfeited.

Entries submitted after 11:59pm on Sunday, March 9, 2008 (Australian EST) will not be eligible to win.

SitePoint reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any stage throughout the survey period.

As a student, why am I getting asked questions about employment? They needed to be optional, otherwise its just providing false data. I'm also willing to bet quite a few people earn less than USD $50k. The income brackets aren't going to be very accurate.

As a student, why am I getting asked questions about employment? They needed to be optional, otherwise its just providing false data. I'm also willing to bet quite a few people earn less than USD $50k. The income brackets aren't going to be very accurate.

True, but usually the less specific questions are less important. So you may be right, but it also may be a case of them just wanting a very rough idea.

Thanks for the feedback. We thought about making the employment and company budget questions only visible to those who answered in a certain way in previous questions (Survey Monkey allows for skip logic), but given that it would have introduced an extra page to list those questions separately, we opted for simplicity and the result was the approach you see. It's difficult to cater to everyone, while still keeping things as simple as possible (we didn't want it to take too much of people's time to complete) but we appreciate you letting us know and will take it into account the next time we run something like this.